State Route 54 (SR 54) is a north–south state highway that serves west-central Ohio. It extends from Urbana in the north, to southeast of Springfield.
 State Route 54 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 22.968 mi[1] (36.963 km) | |||
| Existed | 1938–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 41 near South Charleston | |||
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| North end |   US 36 / SR 29 in Urbana | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Clark, Champaign | |||
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History
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SR 54 was commissioned in 1923 between its current southern terminus and Indiana state line northwest of Willshire. The highway was routed on to mostly the current alignments of SR 29 and U.S. Route 33 (US 33), and SR 54's current alignment.[2][3] In 1938 the northern terminus was moved to the Indiana state line west of Celina.[4][5] One year later SR 54 between Urbana and Indiana state line became SR 29, leaving SR 54 on most of its current alignment.[5][6] SR 54 formerly traveled along a 0.79-mile-long (1.27 km) concurrency with US 36 and SR 29 into downtown Urbana where it ended at a traffic circle with US 68.[7] By 2013, it was truncated to its current northern terminus just east of the downtown area.[8]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Clark | Harmony Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 41 – South Charleston | |
| South Vienna | 5.254– 5.267 | 8.455– 8.476 |  US 40 (National Road) – Springfield, Columbus | ||
| 5.601– 5.791 | 9.014– 9.320 |  I-70 – Columbus, Indianapolis | Exit 66 (I-70) | ||
| Champaign | Union Township | 13.447 | 21.641 |  SR 4 – Springfield, Mechanicsburg | |
| Urbana | 22.968 | 36.963 | US 36 / SR 29 (Scioto Street) / North Jefferson Street | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. August 30, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (April 1922). Map of Ohio State Highways Showing All Improved Roadways and Indicating System Constructed Under Administration of Gov. Harry L. Davis (PDF) (Map). c. 1:563,200. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (July 1923). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1937). Official Highway Map of Ohio (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 16960304. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ a b Ohio Department of Highways (1938). Ohio Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7453129. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1939). Ohio Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:633,600. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7408341. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Department of Transportation (January 2008). "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams - SR 54, Champaign County" (PDF).
- ^ "DESTAPE - Champaign County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. July 16, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
External links
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Media related to Ohio State Route 54 at Wikimedia Commons
